A

Abated, Abatement, 100, 207

Abbotsford, 1, 326

Abased, 100

Aberdeen, Earl of: Arms, 68

Abergavenny, Earl of: Arms, 187

Abeyance, 330, 331

Accollée, 100

Accosted, 100

Accrued, 82

Achievement, Achievement of Arms, 100

Addorsed, 86, 100

Admirals, 256;
“Admiral of England,” 250

Admiralty, Flag of, 256

Æschylus, 6

Affrontée, 100

Aggroupment of Arms, 158, 163

Agnes de Percy: Seal, 160

Agnus Dei, as a Badge, 147, 276

Alant, Aland, 100

Albany, Duke of, 271

Albemarle, Earl of: Supporters, 92

Albert, H.R.H., the late Prince. See Prince Consort

Albert Medal, 293

Alerion, 96, 100

Alianore de Bohun. See Bohun

Alianore of Aquitaine: Arms, 259

Alianore of Castile and Leon:
Arms, 162, 166;
Monument, 322

Alianore, Daughter of Edward I., 77

Alice of Hesse, H.R.H., the Princess, 271

Alliance, Heraldic Record of, 159, 164;
Feudal, 194

Allusive Heraldry, 15

Alnwick Castle, 322

Alphabet, the Letters of the, in Heraldry, 135

Aluminium, 47

Ambulant, 100

Angels, Heraldic figures of, 75;
as Supporters, 75, 247

Anglo-Saxon Shields and Standards, 5, 55

Anglo-Saxon Sovereigns, Arms attributed to the, 18, 259

Anjou, Geoffrey, Count of, 188

Anjou, Queen Margaret of, 97

Annandale, Arms in, 198

Anne Boleyn, Queen, 229

Anne Stuart, Queen, 253;
Arms, 260, 262;
Badge, 229;
Motto, 265

Annulet, Annuletté, 72, 100, 101, 120;
in Modern Cadency, 193

Antelope, 80, 101

Anthony, Saint; his Cross, 101, 154

Antique Crown, 101

Anvers, Sir T. de: Arms, 202

Appaumée, 101

Aquitaine: Arms, 259

Archbishop, 101;
Marshalling his Arms, 173

Archdeacon, L’Ercedeckne: Arms, 196

Arched, Archy, 101

Arderne, Sir J.: Arms, 201

Argent, 40, 101

Argyll, Duke of:
Supporters, 91;
Duchess of, 271

Arm, Armed, 80, 101, 102

Armagh, See of: Arms, 141

“Armes Parlantes,” 16, 76, 102

Armorial Bearings, 39, 101;
Tax on, 313

Armory, 2, 101

Arms, Shields and Coats of, 2;
Aggroupment of, 158;
Attributed, 18;
Combination of, 158;
of Community, 102;
of Dominion, 102;
of Heiress and Co-heiress, 170, 172;
of Herald Kings, 173;
of Husband and Wife, 167, 171;
of Knight, 174;
of Office, 102;
Official, 174;
of Parlante, 102;
of Peeress in her own right, 173;
of Prelate, 173;
of Royal Personages, 174, 258;
of Unmarried Lady, 173;
of Widow and Widower, 173

Arms, Grants and Confirmations of, 308

“Arms found,” 313

Arms, right to bear, 308

Arragon, Queen Catherine of: Arms, 229

Arrow, 102

Art, Heraldic, 24, 27, 326

Art, Gothic, 325

Artificial Figures and Devices in Heraldry, 78

Arthur Plantagenet, 190

Arthur Tudor, The Prince: Badge, 231

Arundel: Arms, 17, 203

Arundel, Fitz Alans, Earls of, 89, 191, 215

Arundel, Thomas Fitz Alan, Earl of, 118

Arundel, Radulphus de: Arms 191

Arundel, the Baron: Supporters, 92

Ascania, Bernhard of, 113

Ashton: Badge, 147

Ashwelthorpe: Monument, 215

Asscheby (Ashby), Sir R. de: Arms, 203

At gaze, 80, 81, 102;
At speed, 81

Athole, Duke of: Supporters, 91

Attires, Attired, 81, 102

Attributed Arms, 18

Aubernoun, Sir J. d’: Pennon and Arms, 143, 246

Augmentation, Augmented, 102

Augmentations of Honour, 204;
by “Royal Favour,” 206

Austria, The Emperor of, 97

Avellane, 57, 102

Aventinus, 6

Azure, 41, 47, 102

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Badge, 102, 103, 175, 220;
Varieties of, 221, 222;
Examples of, 224, 241;
marked for Cadency, 192, 226;
in Seals, 164, 225;
peculiarly appropriate for present use, 227;
to supersede Crests, 218, 227;
borne by Ladies, 277;
Royal, 220;
in Modern Heraldry, 309

Badge, of Ostrich Feathers, 230;
of Garter, 278;
of Thistle, 280;
of St. Patrick, 281;
of Bath, 283, 284, 285;
of Star of India, 288

Badge, Yorkist, 121

Badges, granted and recorded, 309

Badges, worn by, 251

Badlesmere, Sir B. de: Arms, 202

Balliol: Arms, 66;
Sir Alexander de, Seal, 103, 210

Balliol College, Oxford, 66

Bannebury, Sir R. de, 202

Branded 103

Banner, Armorial, 3, 103, 247;
blazoning of, 39;
made on field of Battle, 248;
Royal, 266;
marked for Cadency, 192, 252;
on Seals, 239;
at Sea, 250;
of Leicester, 14;
of Templars, 13, 276

Banneret, 103;
creation of, 248

Bannerman, W. Bruce, 302

Bar, 51, 103;
examples of, 201

Barbarossa, The Emperor, 113

Barbed, 103

Barbel, 77, 103

Barded, Bardings, 103

Bardoff: Arms, 182;
John Lord, 318

Barkele. See Berkeley

Barnacles, Breys, 103

Baron, 103, 104, 328;
Baroness, 104

Baronet, 104

Barre, de: Arms, 103, 162;
Joan de, 162, 224;
Henry de, 162;
John de, 77

Barrulée, Barruly, 52, 104

Barrulet, 51, 106, 182

Barry, 52, 104

Barry Bendy, 60, 104

Bars Gemelles, 52, 103, 126

Bar-wise, 53, 104

Base, 33, 105

Basilisk, 105

Basinet, 105, 218

Basingborne, Wm. de: Arms, 70

Bassett: Arms, 62

Bat in Heraldry, 79

Bath Herald, 131

Bath, Order of the, 283;
Knights of, 284;
Companions of, 284;
Insignia of, 284;
Stalls of Knights, 286

Bath, Marquess of, 92

Baton, 105;
Sinister, 190, 191

Battled, or Embattled, 105

Bayeux Tapestry, 5

Beacon, Fire Beacon, 105

Beaked, 105

Bear, in Heraldry, 76;
Bear and Ragged Staff, 221, 321

Bearer, 105

Bearings, Armorial Bearings, 39, 105.
See Arms

Beasts, in Heraldry, 76

Beatrice, H.R.H., The Princess, 271

Beauchamp, Earl Richard de, 164, 171, 208, 319;
his Badges, 221;
at Jousts at Calais, 223

Beauchamp, Earl Thomas de, 169, 319, 320

Beauchamp, K.G., Earl Richard, 146

Beauchamp, of Warwick: Arms, 169, 171, 183;
Badges, 146

Beauchamp, of Bletshoe: Arms, 183

Beauchamp, of Elmley: Arms 183

Beauchamp, at Carlaverock: Arms, 183

Beauchamp: Differences, 187

Beauchamp Chapel, the, at Warwick, 169, 187, 322

Beaufort: Arms and Differences, 189, 190, 192;
Badge, 140, 233

Beaufort, Margaret de, 169, 170, 233

Beaufort, John de, 189, 190, 236

Beaufort, Henry de, 189

Beaumont, Bishop Lewis de: Effigy and Arms, 159

Beaumont, Sir J.: Crest, 216

Beaumont, Viscount, 329

Beausseant, 13, 276

Bec, Bishop Anthony, 56

Beckyngton, Bishop: Rebus, 147

Bedford, Isabelle, Countess of, 223

Bedford, John, Duke of, 181

Bedford, the Duke of: Supporters, 91

Bees, in Heraldry, 79

Beeston, Arms, 79

Bell, 105

Belled, 105

Bend, 58, 105, 191;
Examples, 201;
Sinister, 60

Bendlet, 58, 105, 191;
in Cadency, 182;
Sinister, 191

Bendwise, or Bendways, distinction between, 59

Bend-wise, In Bend, 59, 105

Bendy, 59, 105

Bennett, John: Grant of Arms to, 311

Bere, Sir de la: Crest, 206

Berham, Sir Wm. de, 202

Berkeley:
Arms, 183, 196, 241;
Badge, 138, 224, 241;
Crest, 138, 241

Berkeroles, Sir Wm. de: Arms, 202

Bermyngham, Sir Wm. de: Arms, 201

Bernhard, of Ascania, 113

Beverley Minster, 27, 106, 159

Bezant, 71, 105;
Bezantee, 72

Bilbesworth, Sir H. de: Arms, 97

Billet, Billettée, 64, 70, 105

Birds, in Heraldry, 76, 105

Birds of prey, 80

Bird-bolt, 102, 105

Bishop, 105, 173

Bishops, Suffragan, 106

Black Prince, See Edward

Blasted, 82, 106

Blazon, 31, 106;
Epithets and Terms in, 80, 106;
modern refinement of, 52

Blazoning, 31, 39, 45, 106;
Descriptive, 46, 106;
in Tinctures, 47

Blazonry, 31, 106

Blondeville, Ranulph de: Arms, 195

Blue Ensign, 256

Bluemantle, 130

Bluet, Sir Wm.: Arms, 202

Blundell: Arms, 65

Blyborough, Monument at, 106

Boar, in Heraldry, 106;
Boar’s Head, 76

Bohemia, the King of, 230

Bohun, De, Earl of Hereford:
Arms, 59, 89;
Crest, 91;
Badge, 155, 164, 251

Bohun, Alianore de, 162, 169, 323

Bohun, Mary de, 153

Bohun, Earl Humphrey de, 59, 83

Bohun, Sir Gilbert de, 59

Bohun, Oliver de, 201, 225

Boleyn, Queen Anne: Arms, 207, 229

Bolingbroke, the Viscount: Supporters, 99

Bologne, Godfrey de, 96

Bordet, Sir R.: Arms, 202

Bordoun, Sir J.: Arms, 17, 106, 141

Bordure, 43, 68, 106;
Examples, 26, 181;
Quartered and Impaled, 169;
Componée, 192;
Wavy, 192;
of France, 124

Bostock, Hugo: Arms, 97

Boterels, Sir R. de: Arms, 203

Botiler, Le: Arms, 50, 58, 115. See Butler

Botonée, Botonée Fitchée, 56, 106

Bottetourt: Arms, 241

Bottreaux, Margaret: Seal, 240

Bouget, Water Bouget, 106

Bourchier, Lord: Arms, 241, 323

Bourchier, Sir H. de: Arms, 110, 216

Bourchier Knot, 106, 133

Bourdon, 17, 106

Bow, Bowed, 107

Bowen Knot, 107, 133

Braced, 107

Bradestone, Sir T. de: Arms, 223

Brewys, Sir Wm. de, 187

Brey, Sir Reginald de: Badge, 60, 104

Breys, 107

Brian, Bryan, Sir Guy de: Arms, 62

Brittany: Arms, 14, 165

Brittany, John, Duke of, 163

Brivere, Sir W. de: Badge, 135, 138

Brisure, Brizure, 107

Bromesgrove, 217

Bronscombe, Bishop, 125

Broom-plant, 17

Brownlow, the Earl: Supporters, 92

Bruce, de: Arms, 161, 198

Bruce, Margaret, Lady de Ros: Seal, 164

Bruce, King Robert de, 150

Bruce, Robert de, Earl of Carrick: Seal, 224

Brunswick: Arms, 262

Brus, Sir Bernard de: Arms, 50

Buccleuch, Duke of: Difference, 191

Buck, 116

Buckle. See Fermail

Burgh, de: Arms, 164

Burgh, Elizabeth de: Arms, 164

Burgh, Hubert de: Arms, 69

Burgh, William de: Arms, 163

Burgonet, 107

Burke, Sir B.: his “Peerage,” 98

Burnett, George, Esquire, Lord Lyon, 307

Burton, Abbot: Rebus, 147

Butterflies, in Heraldry, 79

Buttons, Heraldic, 222

Bygod, Sir R., 202

Byron: Arms, 119

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Cabossed, or Caboshed, 81, 107

Cadency, 107, 178;
Marked, 179;
Marks of, 107, 179;
by Label, 179;
by Bordure, 181, 192;
by Bendlet, 181, 189;
by Canton, 182, 191;
by Change of Tinctures, 182;
by Change of Charges, 182;
by Small Charges, 182;
by Official Insignia, 184;
by Single Small Charge, 186;
of Illegitimacy, 187, 192;
Marked on Badges, Banners, Crests, Mantlings, Standards, and Supporters, 192, 22, 249;
Modern, 193

Cadency, King Richard II. on, 200

Cadency, unpierced mullet, 139

Cadet, 107

Calais, Citizens of, 198

Calf, 76

Caltrap, 107

Calvary Cross, 55

Calveley: Arms, 76

Cambridge, H.R.H., the Duke of, 270

Camden, 139, 230

Camoys, Eliz., Lady, 169

Camoys, Thos., Lord de, 110, 169

Camoys, the Baron: Supporters, 92

Campbell: Arms, 71;
Badge, 324

Canterbury: Arms of See, 141;
Arms of Deanery, 135;
Archbishop of, 101;
Heraldry of the Cathedral, 236, 322